The players are on a break that began following a Saturday practice. They are set to travel to Atlanta on Wednesday, as they resume preparations for their Chick-fil-A Bowl battle with Clemson.

The game will take place New Year’s Eve at the Georgia Dome. LSU is currently ranked 9th in the Associated Press poll; Clemson is 14th. Both teams are 10-2.

Bowl officials last week announced all tickets to the game had been sold, though Clemson administrators conceded they had only distributed about half of the allotment of tickets each school is required to purchase.

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